Moses Cornejo What I Know I know how it feels to start a sport that has never been at a school before and playing a high school sport. Basketball, the new coaches, equipment,etc.. Multiple things that is new. Never in my life was I nervous to get on a basketball team, whether I was on or not. The first practice was the hardest, trying to settle in to the new plays, drills and other activities in high school basketball. The new coaches would have to settle into an all JV freshman team which usually consist of Juniors and sophomores. The hardest plays are the ones you have to be good at. Starting a sport that has never been at your school means we don't have our own gym. With new equipment we start off with new shiny Spalding balls with lots of grip. What I know is how to do plays to shoot a ball. From the box or a little bit out is where I shoot. But with plays it makes it easier like 5 out. Everyone on the 3-point line passing and filling in spots that were taken by teammates before and cutting to the basket. Once we leave for the cut we might be able to get it and shoot. Learning new plays in a 30 second timeout is tough, first time rusty second time a bit better. You normally stick to what you know or else you mess up and learn from your mistakes. What you don't want to do is make mistakes but hey happen. If you mess something up you're not always out so you have to learn. Eventually you will correct your mistake and make it 100% better. Some common mistakes is missing when your wide open or have a clear path to go into the basket. You're nervous and feel like there is a million butterflies in your stomach, shooting a free throw to gain points is also hard. In the end you must bring everything you can bring to support the team and listen to your coach for those game saving instructions. Forget about whatever is off of the court and focus on the ball and teammates. Unless you get hurt then focus on that first.
What I Know
I know how it feels to start a sport that has never been at a school before and playing a high school sport. Basketball, the new coaches, equipment,etc.. Multiple things that is new.
Never in my life was I nervous to get on a basketball team, whether I was on or not. The first practice was the hardest, trying to settle in to the new plays, drills and other activities in high school basketball. The new coaches would have to settle into an all JV freshman team which usually consist of Juniors and sophomores. The hardest plays are the ones you have to be good at. Starting a sport that has never been at your school means we don't have our own gym. With new equipment we start off with new shiny Spalding balls with lots of grip.
What I know is how to do plays to shoot a ball. From the box or a little bit out is where I shoot. But with plays it makes it easier like 5 out. Everyone on the 3-point line passing and filling in spots that were taken by teammates before and cutting to the basket. Once we leave for the cut we might be able to get it and shoot. Learning new plays in a 30 second timeout is tough, first time rusty second time a bit better. You normally stick to what you know or else you mess up and learn from your mistakes.
What you don't want to do is make mistakes but hey happen. If you mess something up you're not always out so you have to learn. Eventually you will correct your mistake and make it 100% better. Some common mistakes is missing when your wide open or have a clear path to go into the basket. You're nervous and feel like there is a million butterflies in your stomach, shooting a free throw to gain points is also hard.
In the end you must bring everything you can bring to support the team and listen to your coach for those game saving instructions. Forget about whatever is off of the court and focus on the ball and teammates. Unless you get hurt then focus on that first.